- I can’t speak when I’m overstimulated Something very interesting happens when I start caring less or putting less effort into how I speak. It’s very counterintuitive, but sometimes, because I put so much energy and excitement into what I’m saying, I get ahead of myself and end up not making sense. I skip certain syllables. I don’t enunciate my words clearly. That results in the other person needing to think more deeply about what I’m saying. Sometimes it’s the content, but also sometimes it’s just because my words are not enunciated effectively.
What I’m very interested in is this realization that, especially at the endings of sentences, if I’m putting so much energy and care into that syllable or that word at the end, I sometimes skip certain syllables. But what I’ve realized is, if I calm myself down and don’t put so much energy and excitement into what I’m saying, I am able to speak much more clearly. In other words, I get in my own way, and I notice that happening all the time.
When I’m so excited, I want to rush. That’s the key word: rush. I am rushing. That leads to me jumbling my words and not making sense. And as you know, rushing is the devil in disguise. I have to slow down and take my time.